4 Bedroom House in Vaucluse

The property 
 
32 acres of oak and evergreen oak planted in large ledges of a magestic circus of rocks and clifs and dominated by the ruins of the Château de Chabrière give the property a particularly calm ambiance where it gives of a grand serenity. The little pedestrian paths, that wind in every direction, permit one to discover an exceptional view over the distant countryside of Bollène and the surroundings, the dentelles de Montmirail and the Mont Ventoux. In the front of the house, a grass garden lined with laurel roses, lavender, snatolines and rosemary is lined with a little wood of oak trees which make delicious shaded areas; they are at the disposition of those who search for the calm or those who wish to leave the children splashing in the swimming pool. Next to the house, a consolidated ruin shelters a barbecue corner. In the shadows of the oak trees, a large gardin table allows one to eat their meals outside in the beautiful natural surroundings. The outside lighting lets one extend their evenings. A around the house, the tended terraces await the pétanques champions. Near to the pool, the local cabanna contains, as well as the filters of the pool, and washer for clothes, a refrigerator and toilets.  
 
The gardin and the swimming pool are taken care of two times a week. The sprinkling is automatic. 
 
The House  
 
With a lodging capacity of 10 to 12 people, the house is an ancient typically provençale masonry in regional stones dating from the beginning of the XIX century, with windowsills and door frames in stone and roofing in ancient roman tiles. The facade displays two front doors, one leading to the living room, and the other to the kitchen. 
 
On the first floor, three joined rooms, separated by walls of stone. Successively, the kitchen- eating corner, the living room, the dining room. These three rooms are connected and have a tiled floor. 
 
 
The kitchen as seen, at left in entrance, a very old mantle. In the back, the kitchen is equipped with all of the benifits of the modernisation in offering the chef, sink and draining board, four electric burners, aspirator, electric oven, dish washer, chopping block/working area, multiple sockets, and all of the necessary material to prepare simple dishes or fine quality cuisine. In the front of the room, a table and some chairs permit user-friendly meals or finger pickings in the ambiance ofthe kitchen. To the right, an ancient stone sink conserved in it's original place. It is cut out of the width of the stone wall and joins the living room door. 
 
The living room, situated in the center of the house, walls of well preserved stone while the ceiling of wood logs and large planks were redone but are still the image of the ancient living room. The wood hearth except in an autonomy extreme will not be used out of the cold season; it gives this room another kind of heat. The staircase which leads to the second floor hides a corner toilet and a cupboard. Couches and arm chairs bring the joy of reading, (garnished library, complete with childrens books) of a nice evening, or a night with the television. In the corner of a piece of furniture, a cordless telephone allows you to talk even in the garden.  
 
The dining room contains a very large table to reunite all of the guests. The stone walls set the tone. 
 
In these three rooms, the filtered light filters through the little windows in the provencale crossbar style and contrast with the outside light. The little openings are fitted out with caution, in the Midi, for fear of the heat. The game of the shutters is necessary for those who wish to conserve the fresh living conditions of the early riser. ... www.tauleigne-en-provence.com

The tourism in the region. The massive clifs shelter the property and are covered with multiple little paths offer the pleasure of walking, and also the joy of mountain biking. They allow one to visit the charming stone-age village and the Château de Barry, the medieval castle of Chabrière, and to profit of the exceptional panoramic view all around the plateau.

From the middle of June until the end of July, the side the most typical of Provence is certainly in the heart of the lavender fields. During this period, as well as all of the others, these admirable areas give joy to the walkers. To site just a few of the principale areas, the Mont-Ventoux, Avignon (festival in July) and the Palais des Papes, the pont Saint-Benezet, the forteresse de Mornas, animated by actors in costumes and who speak in the language of the period, the roman ruins of Orange, of the Vaison-la-Romaine,... the Château de Grignan (madame de Sévigné), the Château de Suz-la-Rousse (Wine University), the Abbey de Sénanque (Sistercienne), the Baux-de-Provence, the bories (houses in flat stones "lozes"), the château des Adhémar, the village of Poète-Laval, the Garde-Adhémar de Gorde,... the markets "marchés" of Provence where the principals are in Carpentras, Orange, Pont-Saint-Esprit, Malaucènes,...  
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